Assured Rebirth in the Pure Land in this Present Life
The mechanism of assuring Pure Land…
Master Shandao’s Exegesis on the Mind of Merit-dedication and Rebirth-aspiration: The Fairness of All Buddhist Teachings
How to respond to those who attack the Pure Land doctrine
Master Shandao’s Exegesis on the Deep Mind–The Four Scenarios of Doubt: The Claims of So-called “Buddhas”
Answering the challenges of even enlightened beings
The Determinant Faith of the Three Pure Land Sutras
The joy and relief of enlightenment Embracing the two kinds of determinant faith in aptitude and in the teachings (as taught by Master Shandao in
Capturing the Core Essence of the Shandao Lineage’s Pure Land Teachings
Abandoning the self and taking refuge in the Buddha The explication of the Sincere Mind and the two kinds of determinant deep faith (as mentioned
Master Shandao’s Exegesis on the Deep Mind, Part Two: Determinant Deep Faith in the Buddha’s Teachings
How the the first component of deep faith relates to sentient…
Master Shandao’s Exegesis on the Deep Mind, Part One: Determinant Deep Faith Concerning Aptitude
After his exegesis on the Sincere Mind, Master Shandao set forth to explain the meaning of the Deep Mind. The Deep Mind is the second
Master Shandao’s Exegesis of the Sincere Mind, Part Five
Who can really practice with a genuine mind? At the end of Master Shandao’s passage on interpreting the Sincere Mind, he states: For [disavowing] the threefold
Master Shandao’s Exegesis of the Sincere Mind, Part Four
Last time, we explored how a Pure Land aspirant attains both “genuineness in self-benefiting” and “genuineness in benefiting others” through the dedication of real merits
Master Shandao’s Exegesis of the Sincere Mind, Part Three
To seek refuge in Amitabha Buddha is to receive his “real” merits and virtues In our discussion of the Sincere Mind in my last three
The Potential of Propagating Pure Land Buddhism in the West
Why Pure Land is an ideal school of Buddhism to be…